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- Category Bourbon
- Country United States
- Region Kentucky
- Distillery Buffalo Trace
- Style Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Alcohol 45%*
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toffee -
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caramel -
bread -
floral
W.L. Weller
Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (1.75L)
(1.75l,
45%*)
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary
W.L. Weller Special Reserve "Green Label" is the original wheated Bourbon with a smooth profile.
The Stitzel-Weller Distillery is stuff of Bourbon legend. It was founded on Derby Day in 1935 by Julian "Pappy" Van Winkle himself and some of the most legendary Bourbons and brands were made there. The distillery itself was closed in 1992 and is now a museum-like adjunct of Bulleit Bourbon Experience owned by Diageo. But there is a lot of left-over Weller Bourbon in the storage lofts, along with "orphan" casks from other distilleries. But the Weller brand still produces some of the most sought-after Bourbons of the day — all flowing from the stills in the famous Buffalo Trace Distillery.
Weller is sometimes called "The Original Wheated Bourbon." That’s because it is distilled from a mash bill of corn, wheat, and barley… no rye at all. And that combination always yields a smoother Spirits with fewer spices notes and more toffee/caramel notes. W. L. Weller Special Reserve is their Gold Medal-winning entry into the category. We say it makes an exceptional sipping Bourbon at 45% ABV.
- Category Bourbon
- Country United States
- Region Kentucky
- Distillery Buffalo Trace
- Style Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Alcohol 45%*
Appearance / Color
Warm Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
On the nose, you find notes of caramel and sourdough bread.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The palate is rich and sweet with dessert tones of toffee, butterscotch, nutmeg, and toasted wood.
Finish
The finish is short with lingering floral notes of jasmine and honeysuckle.
Flavor Spiral TM
About the Flavor Spiral
What does W.L. Weller Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (1.75L) taste like?
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The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in W.L. Weller Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (1.75L) and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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W.L. Weller
Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (1.75L)
Dog Dogson's
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Pinhooking means purchasing and rearing a foal based on its pedigree and either selling it or turning it into a champ racing horse. The same idea is behind Pinhook Bourbon: they source young Whiskey to mature and blend it into a blue-ribbon sipping Bourbon.
Bourbons are very high in vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
Sure, Kentucky gets all the press when it comes to Bourbon. And with good reason—nearly 95% of it is produced there. But Bourbon can be made anywhere as long as it's within the United States. Just ask states with budding distilleries like Illinois and New York.
Bourbon must be made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn.
The Buffalo Trace Distillery was one of the few production facilities that was allowed to remain in operation during Prohibition for "medicinal purposes."
Whisky or Whiskey? The spelling differs geographically. In Scotland, Japan, and some other parts of the world, distilleries usually spell it Whisky; in Ireland and the USA, they spell it Whiskey.
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Dog Dogson's
Smartass corner
Pinhooking means purchasing and rearing a foal based on its pedigree and either selling it or turning it into a champ racing horse. The same idea is behind Pinhook Bourbon: they source young Whiskey to mature and blend it into a blue-ribbon sipping Bourbon.
Bourbons are very high in vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
Sure, Kentucky gets all the press when it comes to Bourbon. And with good reason—nearly 95% of it is produced there. But Bourbon can be made anywhere as long as it's within the United States. Just ask states with budding distilleries like Illinois and New York.
Bourbon must be made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn.
The Buffalo Trace Distillery was one of the few production facilities that was allowed to remain in operation during Prohibition for "medicinal purposes."
Whisky or Whiskey? The spelling differs geographically. In Scotland, Japan, and some other parts of the world, distilleries usually spell it Whisky; in Ireland and the USA, they spell it Whiskey.
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